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Midterm season is here and you know what that means -- long days hitting the books and late nights cramming like there's no tomorrow. It's the same routine semester after semester, but this time around Chegg is teaming up with Spotify to give it a whole new twist.
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Class is back in session and the books you rented are making their way to your doorstep. You can check that to-do off your list, but you’ve still got a ton of other expenses that’ll burn a hole in your pocket. But this time around we’re going to foot the bill.
You just saved hundreds of dollars renting your books from ...

Earlier in the month, Chegg published a survey on students and campus safety. With over 15 thousand high school and college students surveyed, Chegg found that women on college campuses feel less safe than males. More specifically, 43 percent of female students feel that non-lethal assaults which includes sexual assault, are a top concern.
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Almost one week since the Isla Vista shooting in Santa Barbara, California, a new social media campaign emerged and quickly became the talk of the town. The #YesAllWomen hashtag emerged after information regarding the Isla Vista shooter, Elliot Rodger, was released. Rodger posted videos on YouTube and wrote a 137-page manifesto expressing misogynistic views, which eventually led him to

With summer around the corner, we could all use some great songs that will get us in the mood for the warm weather. Here are some songs that will be a great addition to your summer playlist.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
Could you imagine going through the summer without hearing this classic tune? It’s perfect for cruising ...

Shots were fired one late Friday afternoon that echoed down the streets, that crept into the windows of apartments and homes, that injured many and ended up killing six. Moments later the gunman was exchanging bullets with police officers. A minute after, the gunman fled and crashed his car that was blinking red as screams filled one unforgettable night in ...

"It's pretty ugly and it smells, but it was the only couch that fit the right dimensions for our living room." That's how Lara Russo described the couch she, along with her two roommates Reese Werkhoven and Cally Guasti, bought for their apartment in New York. Having bought the couch for a mere $20 from the Salvation Army, they didn't think ...

On Wednesday, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute, which houses the top-rated Kellog School of Science and Technology, created a new organism that contains two new genetic letters to the DNA structure: X and Y. The discovery was led by Chemist Floyd Romesberg. Because of this creation, they hope this to be the big breakthrough in medicine that current cells ...

An associate professor of Engineering, Kwabena Boahen, along with a few of his fellow researchers have finished the first prototype of a circuit board meant to function similar to a human brain. It's called "Neurogrid" and it's a project that's won Boahen the National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3T1tiVcRDs
The "Neurogrid" is equipped with 16 custom-designed chips they call "Neurocores." Each ...

Former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice has backed out of giving Rutgers’ commencement speech due to growing opposition from faculty and students.
Rice was scheduled to give her speech on May 18. She was to receive $35,000 for her speech and a Rutgers honorary degree. She issued the following statement informing Rutgers president Robert Barchi of her decision.
“Commencement should ...